Masatsugu Saito talks main character design in Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Posted on 7 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 9 Comments
Nintendo has posted a new piece from Masatsugu Saito, the main character designer for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. In it, Saito discussed how he went about creating the designs for the likes of Rex and Pyra.
Saito shared some particularly interesting notes. For example, Monolith Soft wanted the characters to have something that would blow in the wind like a camp “to express the atmosphere of the field.” He also personally requested that the characters “have their personality reflected in how they walk”, so each one has slight differences.
Here’s the piece in full:
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 soundtrack preview: Ancient Ship
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Nintendo has posted another preview from the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 soundtrack to highlight one of the songs included on the limited edition CD. This time around, we’re able to hear a piece of the Ancient Ship track. Listen to it below.
「Collector's Edition」の特典サントラCDから、「古代船」をご紹介しますも。
作曲は清田愛未さん。古代船という名前にピッタリの、神秘的な曲ですも～。 pic.twitter.com/rI4dYrxruy— ゼノブレイド総合 (@XenobladeJP) November 28, 2017
49 minutes of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 footage
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A new round of footage has arrived for Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Have a look at 49 minutes of gameplay below.
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Takahashi and Mitsuda on development, soundtrack, rare Blades, more
Posted on 7 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in News, Switch | 17 Comments
This week’s issue of Famitsu features a 14-page article on Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which will finally be released this Friday. Included in that article is an interview with director Tetsuya Takahashi and main composer Yasunori Mitsuda. Japanese blog Hachima Kikou has a summary of the interview up on their website, and Perfectly Nintendo has kindly translated that. Here are some key points from the interview:
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – two ice rare blades shown off
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We have two more rare blades shown off before the game’s release. The first character is the older looking ice girl, Tsuki, who is designed by Risa Ebato (satellite corporation) and voiced by Naomi Shindou . The younger looking girl is Nanakori, designed by Risa Ebato (satellite corporation) as well and voiced by Rina Hidaka. Check out their images and videos down below.
Yasunori Mitsuda on making the music for Xenoblade Chronicles 2
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Yasunori Mitsuda has posted a lengthy piece about the creation of the music for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 today. Mitsuda acted as a music / sound producer for the game.
In his piece, Mitsuda talks about what a large project this was. A chorus from Slovakia, an orchestra from Japan, vocal songs from Jen Bird,and the Irish chorus group ANÚNA were all involved.
You can read the full post from Mitsuda below.
New Xenoblade Chronicles 2 story trailer
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Nintendo just published a new story trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles 2 featuring Japanese voices. Check it out below.
Here’s a taste of Xenoblade Chronicles 2’s “Exploration” music track
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Nintendo has started posting previews of the music included with the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Special Edition sound selection CD. First up is “Exploration” as composed by ACE. Listen to the music below.
「Collector's Edition」の特典サントラCDから、１曲ご紹介！
ACE（工藤ともり CHiCO）さん作曲の「Exploration」ですも。アツ～いバトルBGMですも！ pic.twitter.com/x67zWhHhDd— ゼノブレイド総合 (@XenobladeJP) November 27, 2017
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Characters trailer (English version)
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Nintendo Australia’s Youtube channel has published an English version of the Xenoblade Chronicles 2 “Characters” trailer that was first shown during the recent Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Direct. Check it out if you want to hear some more of the game’s English voice acting and compare it to the Japanese voice acting:
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Shadow of the Lowlands trailer
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Xenoblade Chronicles 2 got a very interesting tease this time around with a beautiful live action musical trailer, besides the song there really isn’t anything to spoil so don’t be afraid to watch it. This song is to be featured in the soundtrack of the collector’s edition. Check it out down below, it’s very soothing.
